1. Escarpment- a steep slope
2. Amalgam- a mixture or blend
3. Incongruously- lacking harmony or agreement
4. Enigmatic- Puzzling
5. Subcutaneous- beneath the skin
6. Amiable- Friendly
7. Itinerant- traveling from place to place
8. Enamored- to fill with love
9. Unencumbered- not burdened with care or responsibilities
10. Severance- The act of severing
11. Emancipate- to set free
12. Traversing- to pass over
13. Admonish- To warn or reprove mildily
Brian Steele
Section 2 Chapter 6-10 Vocabulary
1. Anachronistic- one that is chronologically out of place
2. Hegira- a flight to escape danger
3. Phantasmal- resembling or characteristic of a phantom
4. Inundating- to cover or flood
5. Destitute- lacking something needed or desirable
6. Unalloyed- pure unmixed
7. Opprobrium- something that brings disgrace
8. Histrionic- delibrately affecting
9. Eremetic- one who lives in solitude
10. Transients- a person traveling about usually in search of work
11. Paucity- a lack of, scarcity
12. Bereavement- suffering the loss of a loved one
13. Indelible- not able to be removed
14. Titilated- facisnated
15. Succor- a person or thing that gives help
Brian Steele Section 3 Chp. 10-14
1. Congenial- compatible, like-minded, friendly
2. Monomania- an excessive interest in one thing
3. Confreres- a colleague or associate
4. Mercurial- clever, shrewd
5. Conical- shaped like a cone
6. Rancor- a continuing bitter hate or ill will
7. Ostensibly- stubborn, determined to have one’s own way
8. Pellucid- transparent, clear
9. Sultry- oppressively hot and moist, inflamed
10. Clemency- mild, merciful
11. Sanctimonious- pretending to be pious
12. Extemporaneous- done or spoken with little preparation
13. Recalcitrant- refusing to obey authority
14. Fatuous- stupid, foolish
15. Penitent- remorseful, sorry
Brian Steele
Section 4 vocabulary
1. Swainsonine- something that disrupts the nervous system, usually a drug or plant.
2. Stymied- stopped or blocked, prevented progress
3. Surmise- inferred, conjecture, thought or guess
4. Botanist- a person who engages in the study of plants
5. Rapture- a euphoric state, great happiness, bliss
6. Meadowlark- a north American song bird
7. Insolent- rude, audacious
8. Haste- rushed, hurried, quick
9. Prudence- caution, discretion, care
10. Prattles- foolish or childish speak
11. Amble- to walk slowly or leisurely
12. Locoweed- a poisonous plant found in western north America
13. Legumes- a climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae
Section 1 chapter 1-5 vocabulary
1. Escarpment- a steep slope
2. Amalgam- a mixture or blend
3. Incongruously- lacking harmony or agreement
4. Enigmatic- Puzzling
5. Subcutaneous- beneath the skin
6. Amiable- Friendly
7. Itinerant- traveling from place to place
8. Enamored- to fill with love
9. Unencumbered- not burdened with care or responsibilities
10. Severance- The act of severing
11. Emancipate- to set free
12. Traversing- to pass over
13. Admonish- To warn or reprove mildily
Brian Steele
Section 2 Chapter 6-10 Vocabulary
1. Anachronistic- one that is chronologically out of place
2. Hegira- a flight to escape danger
3. Phantasmal- resembling or characteristic of a phantom
4. Inundating- to cover or flood
5. Destitute- lacking something needed or desirable
6. Unalloyed- pure unmixed
7. Opprobrium- something that brings disgrace
8. Histrionic- delibrately affecting
9. Eremetic- one who lives in solitude
10. Transients- a person traveling about usually in search of work
11. Paucity- a lack of, scarcity
12. Bereavement- suffering the loss of a loved one
13. Indelible- not able to be removed
14. Titilated- facisnated
15. Succor- a person or thing that gives help
Brian Steele
Section 3 Chp. 10-14
1. Congenial- compatible, like-minded, friendly
2. Monomania- an excessive interest in one thing
3. Confreres- a colleague or associate
4. Mercurial- clever, shrewd
5. Conical- shaped like a cone
6. Rancor- a continuing bitter hate or ill will
7. Ostensibly- stubborn, determined to have one’s own way
8. Pellucid- transparent, clear
9. Sultry- oppressively hot and moist, inflamed
10. Clemency- mild, merciful
11. Sanctimonious- pretending to be pious
12. Extemporaneous- done or spoken with little preparation
13. Recalcitrant- refusing to obey authority
14. Fatuous- stupid, foolish
15. Penitent- remorseful, sorry
Brian Steele
Section 4 vocabulary
1. Swainsonine- something that disrupts the nervous system, usually a drug or plant.
2. Stymied- stopped or blocked, prevented progress
3. Surmise- inferred, conjecture, thought or guess
4. Botanist- a person who engages in the study of plants
5. Rapture- a euphoric state, great happiness, bliss
6. Meadowlark- a north American song bird
7. Insolent- rude, audacious
8. Haste- rushed, hurried, quick
9. Prudence- caution, discretion, care
10. Prattles- foolish or childish speak
11. Amble- to walk slowly or leisurely
12. Locoweed- a poisonous plant found in western north America
13. Legumes- a climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae